Research & Partnerships
Summary
The Digital Trust Council’s research coalition brings together leading scholars and industry researchers to define the evidence base for trustworthy technology. By connecting rigorous academic inquiry with real-world application, we translate complex insights into practical frameworks, benchmarks, and tools. Our goal is to make responsible innovation measurable, actionable, and impactful at scale.
Why it matters
Technology is advancing faster than the standards to guide it. While companies face growing regulatory, market, and societal pressure to prioritize trust, there is no shared benchmark for what responsible technology looks like in practice. Scholars produce groundbreaking work, but it often remains siloed from industry. Companies conduct research internally, but findings rarely make it into the public domain due to the litigation risks transparency brings.
By bridging these gaps, the Digital Trust Council ensures that research informs practice, practice informs research, and both align to create standards that safeguard human flourishing. Together, we can move from reactive harm prevention to proactive design for wellbeing and trust.
Get involved
We invite researchers, scholars, and practitioners to partner with us:
Collaborate on multi-sector studies and pilot projects.
Contribute your data, frameworks, and insights to shape global benchmarks.
Publish with us to amplify the reach and impact of your findings.
Engage in working groups that connect academia, industry, and policy.
